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Director, Operations and Compliance

The Director, Operations and Compliance shall report directly to the Central Valley Motherlode Regional Chair/Executive Director. The Director provides oversight of grant-funded projects and programs and develops and implements operational systems to ensure contractual, fiscal and operational compliance with all department, district, state and federal grants management and reporting policies and procedures. The Director serves as the second in leadership to the Regional Chair/Executive Director and acts on their behalf in overseeing departmental operations, programs, and compliance matters, as assigned. This position is contingent on funding (COF).

Representative duties include managing the operations, fiscal administration, and compliance requirements of workforce and economic development grant-funded programs to ensure achievement of program goals, objectives, and funding requirements. In collaboration with the Regional Chair/Executive Director, coordinate and support departmental strategic planning, operations, annual work plans, and program implementation. Manage and monitor assigned grant and program budgets, including budget development, revisions, expenditures, payments, reconciliations, and financial reporting, to ensure fiscal accountability and compliance with federal, state, local, and District requirements. Develop, implement, review, and maintain operational and fiscal policies, procedures, and internal controls consistent with applicable federal regulations, state laws, funding agency requirements, and District policies.

Collaborate with Accounting Services, internal audit, grant managers, program directors, and other District personnel to establish appropriate fiscal procedures, reporting requirements, budgets, contracts, and grant administration processes. Oversee financial and administrative processes associated with grant-funded activities, including purchasing, purchase orders, invoicing, billings, contracts, subcontracts, agreements, and other required documentation. Prepare, coordinate, and review required quarterly, annual, and other programmatic and fiscal compliance reports for local, state, and federal grants and contracts. Monitor grant-funded projects, budgets, activities, deliverables, performance measures, and expenditures to ensure compliance with funding requirements and achievement of expected results. Develop and administer agreements with subrecipients, contractors, and other grant-funded partners; maintain monitoring and reporting schedules and provide oversight to ensure timely and compliant performance, reporting, and fund transfers.

Provide technical assistance and guidance to grant managers, program directors, staff, budget analysts, subrecipients, and partners regarding grant implementation, internal procedures, fiscal administration, personnel, payroll, purchasing, cost sharing, documentation, and funding agency requirements. Engage and collaborate with District administrators, faculty, staff, colleges, and external community and regional partners to advance grant-funded program goals and workforce and economic development priorities. Serve as a liaison with District, local, state, and federal agencies and governing bodies regarding assigned programs, grants, compliance requirements, and operational practices. In consultation with the Regional Chair/Executive Director, assist with the recruitment, selection, orientation, supervision, development, and evaluation of assigned staff. Represent and promote the District, colleges, department, and assigned workforce and economic development programs to internal and external stakeholders and the broader community. All other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include a Master's degree in an academic area related to assignment, preferably Business Administration, Public Administration. Five years of full-time experience in administration, implementation of multiple projects, and at least three years' experience in professional-level work experience with responsibility for accounting, budget and/or financial management; demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college students and employees.

Knowledge and abilities include project management, principles of college management, state and federal codes, statutes and regulations that govern California community college student developmental and instructional services, Microsoft Office Word/Excel, principles of student development administration at the community college level, leadership and management principles and techniques, the mission of the California Community College; community college and instructional programs, regulations and policies; principles of employer employee relations; and principles in the administration of personnel services, computer operations/data processing systems, accounting, budgeting and fiscal reporting. Ability to supervise professional and/or support staff; diplomatically and skillfully work with a variety of stakeholders, program directors and administrators, and persons from diverse backgrounds and experiences; initiate projects and work independently with minimal supervision; organize and manage multiple projects/deadlines simultaneously, and work under pressure to meet deadlines; explain complex business concepts/goals of program project; recognize service needs and resource constraints to develop viable options; develop and research alternative problem solving strategies; demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication, and computer skills to develop own quality written products on Microsoft Office software including, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; and assume some out-of-state travel to conferences.

Special instructions: If you are interested in being considered for this opening, please submit the following on or before the closing date of July 14, 2026. A completed Voluntary Transfer/Reassignment Request form, if applicable per Article 4B1 Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices. Discrimination Free Work Environment SALARY RANGE $ 137,626.20 - $ 194,462.21 monthly Maximum Entry Level Salary: $144,208.36 monthly First Review of Applications: Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled; but those received by September 25th, 2026, are assured consideration. The College reserves the right to extend time limits or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point. Completed application packet MUST include: Completed Online Application for Employment form Current resume Letter of interest (Cover Letter) Copy of legible transcripts List of five (5) professional references Listed on application form It is the applicant's responsibility to redact (or remove) any personal information from all documents prior to uploading. This includes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, and any photos of the applicant. Foreign Degree: Applicants with foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your on-line application. Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices. Discrimination Free Work Environment The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.